Le mot anglais du jour

weather

météo

Définitions

anglais > français
weather
1. n. (Météo) Temps, météo.
Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holb
Un affreux temps de novembre ; il y avait autant de boue dans les rues que si les eaux du déluge venaient seulement d'abandonner la surface de la terre, et l'on ne serait pas surpris de rencontrer un mégalosaure, long d'environ douze mètres, g
The weather is good.
Il fait beau temps.
the weather for today
la météo d'aujourd'hui.
Here and there, the weather on the sea allowed two of their friends to hear and see, too.
2. v. (Soutenu) Résister, supporter.
They weathered the storm, and then walked back to the base camp.
3. v. Éroder (par le temps).
The ancient ruins had been weathered by the elements.
anglais > anglais
weather
1. n. The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
2. n. Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
Wooden garden furniture must be well oiled as it is continuously exposed to weather.
3. n. (nautical) The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
4. n. (figuratively) A situation.
5. n. (obsolete) A storm; a tempest.
6. n. (obsolete) A light shower of rain.
7. adj. (sailing, geology) Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.
weather side, weather helm
8. v. To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
9. v. (by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
10. v. To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
11. v. (nautical) To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
to weather a cape; to weather another ship
12. v. (nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
Joshua weathered a collision with a freighter near South Africa.
13. v. (falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
français > anglais
météo
1. n-f. weather (general state of weather)
2. n-f. weather forecast